The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, December 24, 1937, Image 3
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T HE great experiment of a
Fred Astaire picture without
E Ginger Rogers is now up for
public approval, and first re
ports promise that it will tri
umph at the box office. “Dam
sel in Distress” hasn’t the effer
vescent Ginger, but it has that
most blithe of dinwits, Gracie
Allen, and her solemn George
Burns.
The setting of this giddy, tuneful
■xory is England, where Astaire as
a shy matinee idol
becomes romantical
ly entangled with a
peer’s daughter
played by the ingra
tiating Joan Fon
taine. The story
doesn’t get in the
way of the dancing,
and Astaire has nev
er danced with such
breathtaking skill
before.
When you see him
and Gracie romping
through a carnival engaging in diz
zy antics on treadmills, revolving
barrels, and in front of those crazy
mirrors that distort reflections, you
will wonder why Gracie’s amazing
talent as a dancer has been over
looked so long.
Fred Astaire
The long delay in making another
feature picture with the Dionne
quintuplets has at last been ex
plained by Twentieth Century-Fox
officials. They have been waiting
for the little girls to learn English,
figuring that audiences can’t be
counted on to study French just in
order to und'.^nd the little cher
ubs.
Waves of dissatisfaction spread
through Hollywood like an epidemic
every once in a while, and lately
producers have been having their
troubles pacifying pouting stars. Lo
retta Young has decided that sh“
doesn’t want to make any more pic
tures with Tyrone Power for a
while. Not that she doesn’t like
him. She does, but she thinks that
the public tires of seeing the same
couple on the screen in picture after
picture. Ginger Rogers has served
notice on R. IC. O. that in addition
to her salary she wants a share of
the profits of pictures she appears
in. Fred Astaire and Katherine Hep
burn both share in the profits of
theirs. Dorothy Lamour has rebelled
against wearing native dress in pic
tures. Wants to be clothed like a
civilized lady. And Wayne Morris
wants no more build-up as a hand
some youth.
Wallace Ford is one of the screen
players over whom the first-night au
dience at “Of Mice and Men’’
cheered in New York recently. Even
if the play runs all year, however,
Wally figures that his fans out
through the country won’t forget
him, for before going into the play
he completed the as yet unreleased
‘‘Swing It, Sailor” for Grand Na
tional, and three pictures in Eng
land.
Jack Holt is rounding out his
twentieth year as an actor and his
eighteenth as a mo
tion-picture star. No
other performer has
enjoyed outstanding
popularity more
than half as long as
he has, and Holly
wood producers will
tell you that he is
just as popular with
them as with the
public. Whether he
is assigned to horses
or top hats. Jack is Jack Holt
always amiable, and
if a story seems thin he figures it
is up to him to give a performance
that will build it up. Some of the
young players supporting him in
Columbia’s “Under Suspicion”
asked him recently how he got his
start, and then shuddered a bit as
he told them that he rode a horse
over a thirty-five foot cliff into swirl
ing rapids.
ODDS ANDS ENDS—Marlene Dietrich
shed her wan and bored manner in a
New York night club and joined the
crowd truckin . . . She could be as sen
sational in comedy as Irene Dunne is if
she only would, but she won’t . . . Ball
room dancing bores Fred Astaire until
Benny Goodman starts playing and then
he just can’t sit still . . . Betty Jaynes,
youthful sensation of the Chicago opera,
will play Norma Shearer's old role in
“Student Prince” when M-G-M films it
again as a musical . . . IF hen Dick
Powell stopped over in Chicago between
trains a group of fans surprised him by
presenting him with their autographed
photos . . . Spencer Tracy will send out
his Christmas cards from Ireland . . .
Fathers of twins are the only eligibles for
Hollywood’s most exclusive club. Mem
bership so far consists of Bing Crosby,
Laurence Tibbett, Charles Starrett and
Richard Dix . . . Girls don’t want to be
cast in the next Mauch twins picture be
cause their favorite pets nowadays are
white mice . . . The Voice of Experience
will be broadcast coast-to-coast beginning
December 17.
• Western Newspaper Union.
THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C- FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1937
T HERE was not to be any
Christmas tree at the little
church at the head of Smoke
Creek that year; and of the several
families who lived there, not more
than half were expecting Santa
Claus. The dark days had left the
dismal little valley or hollow even
mere gloomy than it had been in
better years, when the mines across
the ridge in the next hollow gave
some employment to the heads of
the families of Smoke Creek.
Jim Knox, who lived at the very
head of the stream, was perhaps
He Noticed Something Like a Card
Tacked on Hatbway’s Door.
the most unhappy of all in the
little “settlement.” His wife and
only child, a son of seven, had died,
and his nearest neighbor was Joe
Hathway, a bitter enemy with whom
he had had many difficulties. So
that lonely night of Christmas eve
as Jim sat before the open wood
fire, with the light of blazing hick
ory logs his only company, he was
not without fear for his own safety—
he knew Joe Hathway had threat
ened his life.
As he sat dreaming his eyes hap
pened to rest upon his rifle standing
in the corner of the log room. “That
gun or Joe Hathway’s will some
day tell the tale,” he said to him
self. He meant that one day, like
so many others down the lonesome
stream, either he or Joe would go
—and using a common mountain ex
pression, “with his boots on.” He
did not care—life had come to mean
but little for him.
While Jim was thus dreaming,
Joe Hathway sat in another log
cabin but a few yards down the
stream. By chance Joe’s attention
was called to a book on a shelf.
The school teacher had given it to
his daughter who had died from.
the epidemic on the creek. The title
appealed to him—“The Christmas
Carol.” He took the book and be
gan to read. Page after page and
chapter after chapter, he read on.
It was the first book Joe had ever
read. It filled him with new visions
and new ways of thinking. He read
on till midnight and had been so
impressed that he decided to read a
chapter from the Bible before going
to bod. By mere accident the chap
ter was one on the birth at Bethle
hem. Its teaching overpowered him
—he had found the more abundant
life.
• • •
On Christmas morning when Jim
Knox went out to the spring for a
pail of water he noticed something
like a card tacked on Joe Hath
way’s door. He saw no smoke from
the chimney. Taking in the water,
cautiously he approached Joe’s cab
in door, and read the note which
said:
“Dear Jim: You will find me
gone. I was reading some last night
in ‘The Christmas Carol’ and in
the Bible. I read that verse that
told of peace and good will to man.
Said to myself, ‘My family is all
gone—the last was Mary. She left
the book to get me on the right
track. There’s nothing in this hol
low for me any more. Maybe I can
find work by New Year’s over on
Cedar Creek’ You and I never could
get along. So to make things better
for us both hereafter I am leaving
at daybreak. And Jim as I say
’Good-bye,’ I also wish to say,
‘Peace on earth good will to men.’ ’’
And as another result of “The
Christmas Carol” two mountaineers
were better men, and though they
had no Christmas cards or presents,
and no holiday programs, the pines
on the hillsides seemed a bit green
er and the music of the streams
seemed sweeter.
© Western Newspaper Union.
Boxing Day Is Time for
Making Christmas Gifts
T HE first weekday after Christ
mas, Boxing day, is a legal and
bank holiday in England, Wales and
Northern Ireland but not in Scot
land. This is the day on which
“Christmas boxes” or gifts are ex
pected by, and given to, errand
boys, servants, letter carriers, etc.,
observes a writer in the Detroit
News.
The name “Christmas box” is
often applied there to the ordinary
gift at this season of the year, apart
from this usage. References to the
“apprentice’s box” and “butler’s
box” as far back as the Sixteenth
century indicate that these gratui
ties were at one time placed in an
earthenware box, which could be
opened on Boxing day on]y by
breaking it. It appears also that
the early church had alms-boxes
which were opened only on that
date.
Chambers’ Book of Days states
that the institution of “Christmas
boxes” evidently is akin to that of
New Year’s gifts and, like it, has
descended from the times of the an
cient Romans who at the season of
the Saturnalia, practiced universal
ly the custom of giving and receiv
ing presents.
T OM MADSEN sat beside the
fireplace and gazed moodily at
the blazing logs, as the sparks
spiraled upward. Outside flakes of
snow beat against the window pane
to the chime of the church bells
ringing peace and good will to all
the earth.
“Peace,” Tom muttered. "Was,
there such a thing on earthT Not
for him, anyway.” He had staked
everything on his boy. Been both
father and mother to him—given
him the advantage of the best
schools, with a law partnership
waiting for him in his own office;!
and what did he get? “Sorry to
disappoint you, Dad, but I don’t
seem to be cut out for law, Sally
and I want to find happiness in
our own way. I mean to buy the old
Wormley farm and Sally and I will
be married there, in our own home.
Dad, on Christmas eve.”
Young Tom had choked a bit as
he saw the look on his father’s face
—“I’m sorry, Dad; I do appreciate
all you’ve done for me, ‘but the
hand writes and moves on,’ and it’s
all settled. Be a good sport, Dad,
“I’m Sorry, Dad; I Do Appreciate
All You’ve Done for Me.”
and come to our wedding and give
us your blessing.” But he had
turned on his boy. “Never!” he
cried. “See my son married to a
cheap dancer; a common”—Young
Tom’s face was white. “Stop, Dad,
or I might forget you are my fath
er”—and he had rushed out of the.
house.
That had been three long months
ago. An eternity for him. He had
been too hasty; had been governed
by his prejudices. One couldn’t
measure the present generation by
the one of his day. Tom, Jr., was
no fool; he should have trusted him
to do the right thing, what right
had he to interfere; to say how any
life should be lived?
Suddenly he wanted to have a
share in the joyfulness. He reached
for his hat, but remembered it was
too late for shopping, but there was
his check book. What if Tom re
fused his tardy offering? The eager'
look died. There was a loud ringing
of the door bell and the sound of
rushing feet—the door was flung
open. There was Tom, looking just
like he used to when he came to
him for comfort. “Dad, we just
have to have you. Sally sent me to
bring you. It’s Christmas.” Tom,
Sr., held out his arms. “We won’t
disappoint Sally, son.”
C Western Newspaper Union.
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
S UNDAY I
chool Lesson
By REV. HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST,
Dean of the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
© Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for December 26
CHRISTIAN CONSECRATION
LESSON T EXT—Philippian* 1:12-26.
GOLDEN TEXT—For to me to live Is
Christ, and to die is gain.—PhlUpplans 1:2L
PRIMARY TOPIC—Our Best Friend.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Answering Jesus.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC—
Choosing a Life Purpose.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC—
What Christian Surrender Means.
Consecration is one of the words
expressing Christian truth wliich
has been so much used and so often
misused that it has lost its savor.
The writer remembers many a
“consecration service” which meant
nothing to those present except the
fulfilling of a certain formula or
program. The purpose of the meet
ing was excellent, but results were
lacking because it had become a
mere formality.
Paul the apostle knew-nothing of
any theory of consecration. He knew
and lived and proclaimed such an
abandonment of self to Christ and
his cause as really required no
statement in words—it was his life.
We close today a three-month se
ries of studies in the Christian life.
We began at the right point by con
sidering “Christian Sonship,” for no
one can live until he is bom '~d
no one can live a Christian life un
til he is bom again. We have con
sidered together God’s grace in
keeping, renewing, guiding, blessing,
and communing with his own. All
these precious truths call us to de
vote ourselves to Christ in glad and
full consecration.
Men give themselves thus to the
building of a fortune, to the prop
agation of a political or social the
ory, to the pursuit of an occupation
or profession. Why should not the
Christian give himself in like meas
ure for Christ and his holy cause?
Paul, in the verses of our lesson,
shows that spirit and boldly de
clares that he follows Christ re
gardless of trying circumstance—he
does so now, “in the body,” not
later in glory. And it matters not
whether it be by life or death—
"Christ shall be magnified.”
I. "What Then?” (v. 18).
Paul was imprisoned for the gos
pel’s sake. Did that stop him? no;
he made the very guards who were
assigned to watch him in his house
into missionaries of the cross. He
won each one as he took his desig
nated period of service and sent
him out as a testimony to “the
whole praetorian guard and to all
the rest” (v. 13 R. V.).
Then, some of his Christian asso
ciates taking advantage of the fact
that he was imprisoned, went out
to preach just to show that they
were as good as he. They made
their very preaching an expression
of their envy of his popularity and
hoped to heap more sorrow upon
him. Did he get angry and bitterly
fight back? No; he thanked God
that Christ was preached. We need
more of that spirit in our day.
H. “In My Body.”
One of the glaring fallacies of hu
man thinking is the idea that at
some favorable time in the future
we shall be able to enjoy life, do
mighty deeds or serve the Lord.
For example parents fail to enjoy
their children because they are al
ways looking forward to the next
stage of their development. The
time to enjoy and help our children
is now. The time to serve the Lord
Jesus is now. The day will come
when we shall be glorified with
him, but it will then be too late to
speak to our neighbors about Christ.
HI. "To Live Is Christ and to Die
Is Gain” (v. 21).
Humanly speaking when a matter
is one of “life or death” it is a
question whether death may not in
tervene. The hope is that this may
not be the case and every effort is
made to prevent it. How different
with Paul. He rightly points out
that to a Christian death means
entering into perfect fellowship with
Christ and unlimited service for
him. Every human limitation will
then be put aside—knowledge, serv
ice, communion, will all be perfect
and complete.
He would not, however, turn away
from his present privilege and duty.
Since it is God’s will that he should
abide in the flesh he will do it in
such a way as to make it literally
true that to him “to live is Christ.”
Every life has a purpose and that
ruling passion which controls and
directs a life is what should be
written into the sentence, “To me
to live is . . ” What is it—money,
position, pleasure, sin? Or is it
Christ? If he is your life, then
you enter into the New Year with
the assurance that it will be full and
satisfying, and gloriously useful.
Spiteful Words
A spiteful word cuts both ways. A
slander hurts the man or woman
who spreads it in a more deadly,
though unseen, way than it hurts its
intended victim. Victor Hugo no
bly says, “Every sword has two
edges; and the man who wounds
with one, wounds himself with the
other.”
Only One Real Failure
There is only one real failure pos
sible; and that is, not to be true to
the best one knows.—Canon Farrar.
Catch Up on Chic
TF YOU’RE a bit behind in the
thrilling game of Sew-Your-
Own, Milady, why not take ad
vantage of the holiday season and
catch up? Today’s trio is especial
ly right for “vacation sewing” be
cause it consists of simple prac
tical pieces that require little time
and trouble. Make all three and
you’ll have gone a long way
toward putting the old punch back
in the game.
Streamlined Styling.
The slip at the left is all you
could wish for from the standpoint
of styling. It offers superb lines
from the moderately low cut V
neck, through the dart-fitted waist
right down to the very hem. The
clever overlapping back is light
proof and provides an action pleat
so necessary for complete satis
faction. Important, too, is the
fact that you may choose the ma
terial you wish in your own color.
Better make it in duplicate for
many meticulous months ahead.
Pretty in Sheer Wool.
The two-piece in the center is,
like the slip, heavy on style. The
defined waist is effectively young
as is the flowing skirt and little
round collar. It is just the frock
to give one lots of git-up-and-git
for the second semester, or “to
break the ice” whenever one is
anxious about one’s appearance.
It can be the height of chic in sheer
wool—very pretty in flat crepe.
Modern Home Dress.
When it’s home you’re thinking
of you naturally turn to a frock
like-the third member of the trio
at the right. This button-all-the-
way model is different enough to
delight you and simple enough to
set you sewing at sight. It is cut
for comfort but with an ever
watchful eye on that elusive little
thing called chic. Crisp contrast
may be had in the collar and cuffs
and in that trim row of buttons
that march down the line—and
then back again. Look fresh in
your version in pretty percale.
The Patterns.
Pattern 1946 is designed for
sizes 14 to 20 (32 to 44 bust). Size
Respect Due Precedent
Respect for precedent has a
solid basis. Don’t be contemptu
ous of precedent, but study its
claims to authority.
. Gossip thrives less among mep
particularly because it means a
black eye if not worse.
It is nonsense to say that no
one is interested in the troubles of
others. We’re not all inhuman.
Men have had but one burst of
extravagance vin clothing in the
last 30 years. It was when they
paid $8 for a silk shirt.
But Is He?
By his reason a men endeavors
to prove that he is rid of some
of hia primitive instincts.
There is always a welcome
place in the world for the young
woman who is determined to be
a lady.
Women often say it is hard to
please men by the way they dress;
but let a man pick out a woman’s
sartorial outfit and she’d be a
fright.
Or Lacks So in Curiosity?
A phone won’t bother you if you
calmly go on writing and let it
ring; but who has a seraphic tem
per like that?
If you want to enjoy retrospec
tion, recall your happiness, not
your sorrows.
It is hard to conceal contempt.
Something besides words gives you
away.
Human conscience began to
function thousands of years ago.
There is a lot of it in the Bible.
16 requires 3 Vi yards of 39 inch
fabric. One yard of ribbon is
required for shoulder straps.
Pattern 1404 is designed for
sizes 12 to 20 (30 to 38 bust). Size
14 requires 4% yards of 39 inch
material.
Pattern 1390 is designed for
sizes 34 to 48. SZse 36 requires 4%
yards of 35 inch material. The
collar and cuffs in contrast re
quire IVt yards material.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., Room 1020,
211 W. Wacker Dr., Chicago, HI.
Price of patterns, 15 cents (in
coins) each.
C Bell Syndicate.—WNU Service.
"Quotations"
Men we not free to love their
fellow men when they we consumed
by love of Rain.—Dr. Elmer Ells
worth Brown.
Men seldom, or rather never for a
length of time and deliberately,
rebel against anything that doea not
deserve rebelling against.—Carlyle.
There is no greater delight than
to be conscious of sincerity of self-
examination.—Mencius.
Promise is most given when the
least is said.—Chapman.
Light burdens, long borne, grow
heavy.—Herbert.
Happinesa cannot be found in
seeking it—Dr. Phillips Endecott
Osgood.
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